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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after heavy losses on Wall Street on Friday amongst both securities and commodities. At 0728 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 118 points lower at 4,506. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open significantly higher as Wall Street had its best day in three months on better-than-expected United States economic growth figures. US gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 3.5 per cent in the ...

AMP wins Asset Super mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
AMP has won a mandate from the $1.2 billion Asset Super to manage its socially responsible investment option. AMP's appointment follows the fund's asset consultant Mercer's recommendation. AMP replaces Maple Brown Abbott. The Socially Responsible option ...

A tale of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... Ahhh...we also have a survey to measure that. The State Street Investor Confidence Index fell by 10 points to 108.4 in October - the lowest level since April. Sentiment among North American investors dropped the most (down 12.8 points to 101.1) followed ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... sector. US shares gave up some gains on negative news. Consumer confidence fell to a worse than expected reading of 47.7 in October - the second lowest result since May. Markets expected a reading of 53.1. And then there's the iffy news. Another reason ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... considered vital to a recovery in the economy. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell unexpectedly to 47.7 in October - its second-lowest reading since May. Analysts had predicted a reading of 53.1. IBM boosted the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Elusive 10K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
The Dow's hold on that elusive 10K-point mark remains elusive. Perhaps it is the consensus' way of affirming that, indeed, the market has run ahead of itself. Wall Street slid further overnight with the Dow slipping further below the 10K mark despite ...

Health Super supports nursing awards

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
In another example of an industry fund getting involved with the sector it represents, the $7.6 billion Health Super is working in conjunction with Deakin University to support the 2009 Leadership in Nursing and Midwifery awards. The awards is an annual ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger on Friday after financial stocks propelled Wall Street higher overnight. At 0744 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 41 points at 4,860, on a volume ...

25 bps to win Melbourne Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
Two major Australian events are fast approaching - Melbourne Cup Day and the RBA Board meeting. With two weeks to go till 3 November, punters are already eagerly punting on either Viewed or Efficient to win and the RBA to lift interest rates by 25 or ...